Women who have this done will not experience sexual sensations in the normal way, of course. Depending on the amount of clitoral removal done (generally total), there may be almost no clitoral sensation left. Orgasm is still possible, but usually difficult, although many women find that their nipples and other erogenous zones become more sensitive to compensate.

This type of procedure is often illegal (even for doctors) in a growing number of countries because of blanket laws banning non-consensual FGM.